Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-03-25
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

At lhnb ~ Atit tNAiilb .Nil ia .'A'Ai NV
is estimated at about S2o0Co.
Joseph Ray is preparing TO build
residence on the lot north of Mrs. Geo.
Schweier's residence.
d. c. Fisher has purchased the
building occupied by Mrs. Williams
bazaar store of Scott Bangs.
Married in st. Louis. March Is, by
Justice Miller, a. W. Fritz, of New
ark and Beta Lewis. of Emerson,
The Ladies NJ. Z. Aid Society will
meet at the residence of Mrs. Wander
hoof, "Wednesday March seth. \ cor
dial invitation to all.
Ii is expected that the spring term Of
the Normal VIII open with 200 pupils
in attendance. Prof Welstead is max
ing grand success of the work, al
though working against many difficult
ties.
Mrs. W. T. Hormig is in Detroit
where she will spend about ten days
looking up the latest styles in millinery
She viii also visit Cleveland and will
bring to Alma only the finest goods
and styles
John Graham expects TO open a
music store here as soon as a suitable
store can DE secured and already has
several instruments ON hand. Mr.. and
Mrs Graham are pleasant people and
we arc glad to see tham locate here.
The farmers are happy When they re-
feet that the creamery viii commence
business again April lst We believe
that the patrons were more than salts
fed last season and viii be on hand
with more cream that ever this season.
Pegriu,on is the name selected for
the new postoiiicc in Fulton township.
The department at Washington refused
to call il Perrin. owing to the fact that
there is an Office In Wayne county of
similar name. The new town, there
fore, viii be Known as perriuton.
\ new town has been surveyed and
plated ON the farms Of j. b. Willoughy
and b. T. Bradley on the Muskegon,
Greenyile and Saginaw r. r.. to be
known az pempe.i 4 number of bust
ness men have already selected their lot
and win erect stores and dwellings as
fast as possible. They also have the
assurance thatJ. Hicks, of It. Johns,
will put up am elevator of ten thousand
bushels capacjty.-EX.
All OF the correspondent, WcIcquest-
ed to continue In the good work they
have been doing for tie RECORD. We
realize that good correspondents fun-
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Mrs. ". s. Tmck and children and
Mr. X. ". Ely returned from st. And
rews Bay. Florida Wednesday evening
We are sorry TO announce that Nh. Ely
has not been benefited by his sojourn
in the south and returns very weak and
i'll, but still very firm in the belief that
he will recover, and insists that ne feels
better that hc did while i'm Florida
His many friends sincerely hope that
his health may he restored and that he
may enjoy many years OF useful lifeyet.
Representative Wood. OF GIatiot. in
anticipation cr the Jabingup of the new
bill to locate Alma Village entirely in
Arcadia Township. dctachiug "a portion
of it from Pine River Township, is Sc
curing personal pledges from members
of the House TO stand 10y him. regard
less Of what may be advanced upon the
question. Some OF the members whom
he approached respectfully and delicate
~ but quite properly, declined to bind
themselves in advance to action which
might prove to be against their con-
sciences or their sworn duties as repre-
sentatives Of the pcople.-Frce Press
No state in the Union is better able
to pay its state officers decent salaries
than is Michigan, yet of al states she
is the most niggardly. The governor
or the secretary Of state or in fact any
other officer, must of necessity be a man
of wide information and have more
than ordinary executive ability, if ne is
to serve the state well, but unless pos
sessed of considerable wealth
he is debarrcd. An Amendment
to the constitution to correct the exist
ing evil will be voted on, on April 18th.
G.. Paul Smith is an artist-thcre is
no question about that-and that he is
also very cranky crank was fully de-
monstrated Tuesday evening to a faiI
audience. lie found fault with every